COVID-19
WHO welcomes crucial new funding for vaccines
<p>WHO welcomes funding commitments made at today’s <a href="https://www.gavi.org/investing-gavi/resource-mobilisation-process/gavis-3rd-donor-pledging-conference-june-2020">Global Vaccine Summit</a>, hosted virtually by the UK government. The Summit is Gavi, the ...
The Serbian star, her Aussie husband and the tabloid scandal
EXCLUSIVE: The Australian husband of a famous Serbian singer has dismissed overseas reports of an international custody battle over their ...
No new COVID-19 cases as protesters prepare to march
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How COVID-19 has changed retail fashion forever
Fashion retail has transformed due to the coronavirus pandemic and as restrictions are eased around the country, shoppers are slowly ...
Update on progress on Cystic echinococcosis control in Mongolia
<p>Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is most common in poor pastoral communities and it is highly endemic in most areas of Mongolia ...
The value of integrating HIV prevention and contraceptive services
<p>In 2019, the ECHO <a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)31288-7/fulltext" target="_blank">trial </a>reminded the world of the very high HIV incidence among women in parts ...
Confusion reigns as parents slam ‘ludicrous’ junior sports rules
Parents are behaving badly at junior sport training sessions and refusing to abide by strict COVID-19 training rules, the Herald ...
Volunteers help out in Nepali temple city
Temples are deserted in Bhaktapur, the Nepali city listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, due to the coronavirus pandemic, ...
Deaths jump in Brazil’s indigenous tribes as virus spreads
Coronavirus is spreading fast through Brazil’s indigenous populations, with deaths caused by the disease increasing more than five-fold in the ...
Authors retract study linking hydroxychloroquine to death risk
Authors of an influential article on hydroxychloroquine have retracted it after concerns about the quality of the data in the ...
Brazil records record number of coronavirus deaths amid push to fund vaccines
More than 6.5 million people worldwide have been confirmed infected with the coronavirus and more than 388,000 have died, according ...
Police pepper spray Hong Kongers defying ban to mark anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre
Police have pepper-sprayed some Hong Kongers who defied a ban to stage candlelight rallies in memory of China’s bloody 1989 ...
Primary school closed amid protest virus warning
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‘Wall of silence’: Airport workers to protest JobKeeper gap and lack of industry plans
Airport workers will rally for extended JobKeeper payments in protests planned across Australia to demand a national recovery plan after ...
French gyms re-open with taped off running machines
Gyms across France re-opened for business with social distancing measures in place to limit the risk of COVID-19 infection. Powered ...
China rebukes UK over offer to support Hong Kongers who want to move to Britain
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is standing by his offer Hong Kongers a pathway to residency in Britain after China ...
Anti-racism protests rage in UK as report shows coronavirus fines targeting London’s minorities
Thousands of people have taken to the streets of London to protest the death of George Floyd in US police ...
Face of Sweden’s controversial coronavirus response admits mistakes were made
The public face of Sweden’s coronavirus response has admitted the country would take a different approach in the future if ...
Guilty pleasures: Top movies for a great night in
Sometimes in times of uncertainty only those guilty-pleasure movies can deliver – the productions that were never destined to win ...
Aussie dies in Bali after breathing issues
An Australian man has reportedly died in Indonesia after complaining of breathing difficulties. Powered by WPeMatico
Renewed hopes malaria drug could help beat COVID-19
The UN’s World Health Organisation is resuming its trial of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to combat COVID-19 after temporarily halting ...
Andrews promises no fines for CBD protestors
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When Aussies could be jetting off overseas
Australians could soon be boarding their first international flight since the Federal Government banned all international travel during the COVID-19 ...
Health Workers: Get the WHO Academy COVID-19 app!
<p>With COVID-19 science now doubling every 20 days and new guidance being published daily by WHO, health workers face the ...
As protests engulf the United States, China revels in the unrest
Chinese officials and state media are seizing on the moment to tout Beijing’s authoritarian system and condemn American hypocrisy — ...
Mark Zuckerberg defends inaction on Donald Trump’s Facebook posts
Mark Zuckerberg has told Facebook employees the company has conducted a thorough review into posts by Donald Trump, and it ...
Black and Asian people in England ‘up to 50 per cent more likely to die from coronavirus’
An official study has found that black and Asian people in England are up to 50 per cent more likely ...
Robots dish out the drinks at reopened Dutch restaurant
At the Dadawan restaurant in the southern Dutch city of Maastricht, an unusual group of new staffers has been brought ...
Joe Biden lashes out at Donald Trump for turning the US into a ‘battlefield’
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has blasted President Donald Trump’s response to US protests over racism and police misconduct, vowing ...
